hnappur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• knappur

Etymology

From Old Norse hnappr (“button; bowl; trough; tray”) and knappr (“knob”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). See at Proto-Germanic *hnappaz for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn̥ahpʏr/

  Rhymes: -ahpʏr

Noun

hnappur m (genitive singular hnapps, nominative plural hnappar)

1. button
2. key (on a typewriter, keyboard, etc.)

Declension

Declension of hnappur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hnappur	hnappurinn	hnappar	hnapparnir
accusative	hnapp	hnappinn	hnappa	hnappana
dative	hnappi, hnapp	hnappinum, hnappnum	hnöppum	hnöppunum
genitive	hnapps	hnappsins	hnappa	hnappanna

Synonyms

• (button): tala f
• (key): lykill m, takki m

Derived terms

• hnappaborð

References

• The word hnappur in the Icelandic Computer Glossary.